Family Contact Supervisor

Worcester, ENG, GB, United Kingdom

Job Description

The Granary Family Contact Centre is looking to recruit open-minded, empathetic and flexible Contact Centre supervisors to unobtrusively observe contact between children and their non-resident parents and/or family members.

Your role will include ensuring that contact with the children is safe, positive and fun for the child. The contact sessions are held at our purpose-built centre. You will be required to compose a report on all visits attended including observations made, and these reports are provided to the non-resident parent, resident parent and/or Local Authority. You are also required to escalate any concerns to the Contact Centre Coordinator.

As a contact supervisor, you will act as a chaperone for the duration of the pre-arranged contact session between a child and their family member.

This would be an ideal opportunity for anyone studying within the psychology/social work area of education as the training and knowledge gained will align with your studies.

Requirements:



NVQ Level 3 in children and families or a related field Regular evening availability An understanding of child protection and safeguarding Experience working with children and families advantageous This role will require an Enhanced DBS to be carried out upon a successful application which will be funded by the Granary Family Contact Centre*

A Contact Supervisor will:



Have a detailed knowledge and understanding of child development Be able to understand if a situation is escalating and will be able to step in to effectively safeguard the child or young person Be able to work with challenging and difficult families and have an ability to put people at ease Be able to analyse and deal with the behaviours of the families they are working with Be able to use different approaches to meet the diverse needs of families who will access the service A non-judgmental attitude A desire to work with vulnerable children and families Good writing skills Flexible
This will be a part-time contract, consisting of two Saturday's per month.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: 13.00 per hour

Benefits:

On-site parking
Work Location: In person

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Job Detail

  • Job Id
    JD3987959
  • Industry
    Not mentioned
  • Total Positions
    1
  • Job Type:
    Part Time
  • Salary:
    Not mentioned
  • Employment Status
    Part Time
  • Job Location
    Worcester, ENG, GB, United Kingdom
  • Education
    Not mentioned